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Global events that shaped 2022

2022-12-31 00:00:00

Russian President Vladimir Putin launches the biggest invasion in Europe since World War II when he sends troops into Ukraine on February 24, causing millions...

Businessman Mahbub Jamil

2022-12-31 00:00:00

Mahbub Jamil, a businessman and a cultural personality, who was also part of the Fakhruddin Ahmed-led caretaker government, died in hospital care on November 16...

Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah

2022-12-31 00:00:00

Parliament Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah died at a New York hospital on July 22. He was 76.Fazle Rabbi was admitted to Mount Sinai hospital...

Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury

2022-12-31 00:00:00

"Amar Bhaiyer Rokte Rangano"-famed eminent lyricist, journalist, political analyst, columnist and writer Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury passed away in London on May 19. He was 88.He...

Ex-finance minister AMA Muhith

2022-12-31 00:00:00

Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, the former finance minister who ushered Bangladesh into the era of trillion-taka budget and whose policies helped shape its economy to...

Former president Shahabuddin Ahmed

2022-12-31 00:00:00

Shahabuddin Ahmed, the former president and chief justice of Bangladesh, has died at the age of 92 while receiving care at the Combined Military Hospital...

Runaway PK Halder held in India----

2022-12-31 00:00:00

India held runaway businessman PK Halder, a prime suspect in the siphoning off the biggest amount of money from Bangladesh, along with five other associates,...

New gas zone discovered amid fuel crunch---

2022-12-31 00:00:00

State-owned exploration company BAPEX has discovered a new gas zone adjoining the currently- producing Salda gas field in Brahmanbaria, officials say, at a time of...

First mechanical heart implant performed

2022-12-31 00:00:00

Bangladesh's first mechanical heart implant was successfully performed at a city hospital March 4.Dr Jahangir Kabir, the chief cardiac surgeon and director of the Cardiac...

Closure of schools, colleges amid Covid surge

2022-12-31 00:00:00

On January 21, the government announced that all the schools and colleges of the country will remain closed from January 21 to February 6 in...

Dollar price jumps over Tk100 mark--------

2022-12-31 00:00:00

US dollar price jumped over Tk 100 mark for the first time in Bangladesh in May, prompting the central bank to begin a probe into...

Govt acts to stem price spiral

2022-12-31 00:00:00

These women - some of them are even holding babies in their arms - scramble to buy daily commodities at a TCB sales point in...

BD sailor killed in Ukraine

2022-12-31 00:00:00

The 28 sailors who survived a missile attack on the Bangladeshi ship 'Banglar Samriddhi' returned home from Rumania on Wednesday, creating an emotional atmosphere at...

1,320 MW Payra power plant inaugurated

2022-12-31 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced cent-percent electricity coverage with inauguration of the 1,320MW Payra Thermal Power Plant, the largest of its kind, on the day....

Padma Bridge opens

2022-12-31 00:00:00

The Padma Bridge was opened to traffic June 25 fulfilling a dream of the nation many people had foretold far-fetched.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the...

Maiden metro rail opens

2022-12-31 00:00:00

Bangladesh enters speedy electric-commuting era as its maiden metro rail opened Wednesday with the first modern train ceremonially rolled on a section of multi-phased mass...